Itsuki Vegetarian Tokyo Yuzu Shoyu Ramen Packet 172g

A two-serving packet of Japanese soy-sauce (shoyu) ramen in a clear soup with a little yuzu, a Japanese citrus, made without any meat or other animal ingredients. Buy it if you want a light, savoury bowl with a hint of citrus; if you want a creamy, pork-style soup, the Itsuki Kyushu packet is the one for that.

On the pack: 東京 ゆずしょうゆ (Tokyo yuzu soy sauce).

What you're getting

• The soup is soy sauce with sesame oil, shiitake mushroom, onion and garlic. The yuzu is real yuzu juice, dried to a powder and near the end of the list, so it is a hint of citrus rather than the main taste. No chilli is named in the ingredients.
• It contains MSG (flavour enhancer 621).
• The noodles are smooth, straight and dried, in two separate bundles, and they boil for two and a half minutes.
• Nothing comes on top. The pork and the fish cake in the picture are a serving idea: either would stop the bowl being vegetarian.
• Allergens: contains wheat, soy and sesame. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours, including its line on what else the factory handles.
• Diet: the maker describes it as free of animal ingredients, so it suits vegetarians. It is not certified vegan.

Itsuki makes this range only for shops outside Japan, so you won't find this packet on a Japanese supermarket shelf. The soup is salty: leave some in the bowl if salt matters to you.